by StaceyW | Jul 8, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Teaching, textiles, Travel
Far from quietening down during this summer (??!), there seem to be more events to attend than ever! This week, I received an invitation to attend a seminar day, Craft in practice, Craft in process, run by the MA Textiles students at Manchester Metropolitan...
by StaceyW | Jul 1, 2012 | Art, Education, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
This Friday, about half the UK contingent of Complex Weavers gathered for a study day with Jennifer Moore in central London. Jennifer is over in the UK to teach a series of workshops on double cloth for both Handweavers Studios and also the Handweavers Studio...
by StaceyW | Jun 24, 2012 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
This week I squeezed in a visit to Ruthin, North Wales, to see the Reiko Sudo and Japanese Style: Sustaining Design exhibition before it comes down this weekend. As with all Reiko Sudo’s work, the style is clean, interestingly hung, and descriptive. The sight,...
by StaceyW | Jun 10, 2012 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, textiles, Weaving
It’s the time of year for graduate shows, and I went to the University of Derby shows this week. I was particularly interested in one weaver, Caroline Goellner, an Austrian who has only been weaving since September. When visiting the weaving sheds to discuss...
by StaceyW | May 20, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
What a bumper few days! A book launch with an accompanying exhibition, the Stroud International Textile Festival exhibition, and a textiles seminar in three days! Food for the eyes, the brain and the soul! Taken in the order I experienced them, firstly a book launch...
by StaceyW | Feb 19, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, Travel
What do humour, the rings of saturn, landscape and passion have in common? Stumped? Well, they’re all books that I have read this week. And what diversity – from an excerpt from On Humour by Simon Critchley; The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald; The...
